How do I make gravy for mashed potatoes from scratch?

Question

I don't wanna use those lil gravy packets or anything but how do i make gravy? i've seen it made before but forgot how it goes but involves cooking grease and flour

Answer 1

First, you have to have cooking oil from the meat you fried, i.e., chicken, pork chops, etc. Use a small amount of the used oil, put it in a skillet and let it get hot. Add a small amount of flour and stir until it browns. After it browns, add water until you reach the thickness you want. It doesn't take much flour -- maybe a few tablespoons.

Answer 2

Are you making pork gravy, beef gravy, sausage gravy, turkey gravy?

For thicker gravy like sausage gravy, chicken gravy hamburger gravy and pork chop gravy, I use the grease and drippings from the meat, add a little bit of flour to pan without the meat in it. Let the flour brown. Add some milk and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Let thicken if it is too thin, add a little more flour while stirring.


For thin gravy like turkey or roast beef gravy
I make it the same way except I don't use flour or milk but water and cornstarch.
Good luck! Gravy is kind of tricky. My mother in law buys the jars still.

Answer 3

PERFECT GRAVY

4 tablespoons pan drippings
4 level tablespoons flour
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon Gravy Master
1/2 tablespoon beef, chicken or pork soup base
Salt and pepper to taste

Start with 4 tablespoons of pan drippings. Blend in 4 level tablespoons flour, using low heat and stirring until smooth. Slowly stir in 2 cups water and additional pan drippings. Boil Gently 5 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon Gravy Master. Add Salt and pepper to taste. Makes 2 cups Perfect Gravy.

Answer 4

Yep. You start with the drippings from a roast (that's partially fat but also includes some of the juices that cook out of the roast) and heat them in a pan. Then you add a mixture of flour, water and salt (just a pinch of salt) and the easiest way to do this is to put the flour, salt and COLD water in a container with a lid and shake the heck out of it until it is completely mixed and lump free. You'll need about 2 tbsp flour to one cup of liquid. Then pour it slowly into the hot drippings mixture, stirring constantly, and in a few minutes it will brown and thicken. When it reaches sauce consistency, take it from the stove and serve it with your mashed potatoes.

Answer 5

They use a powdered beef gravy, and I assume it's probably made for and packaged for them by a supplier under another name, for consistency's sake. The potatoes are definitely powdered; possibly even canned but I'm 100% positive not from scratch. Given their volume, it would be near to impossible to produce fresh potatoes. At any rate, you can search "KFC copycat recipes" and you might come up w/ a reasonable facsimile. God know, they've got everything else : )!!

Answer 6

it depends what kind of gravy you want. if you fry bacon you can make good gravy. you save the grease and add flour until it makes a runny paste. then add a half milk half water mixture.
you can also make a scratch gravy using butter or margarine. just melt a stick of butter or margarine and add flour the same way. just don't let it get too hot or the butter will burn. you can add some bouillon flavor to it , chicken or beef for taste.

Answer 7

If you don't have the drippings from any meat, you can use bouillion cubes or broth. If you start with beef (or chicken) bouillion, you need to make it into a broth by adding the water it calls for on the recipe (1 tsp to one cup water, usually).
In a saucepan, melt 2 Tbs butter, then add 3 Tbs flour and stir until it's a paste. Slowly add the liquid, and keep stirring. Toss in some spices (garlic, onion, salt, pepper, whatever to tast) and if you need to add more liquid broth, add some more.
(It's tough to write it out, I usually just throw it together!)

Answer 8

These folks have given you some good recipes for Gravy..Be sure you brown it and don't make it thick, keep it thin and brown.... Nothing worse than thick white gravy. Good luck..

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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